Chapter 1299: The Vanishing Fleet
Yanjing, the capital of the Empire, is undoubtedly one of the most heavily defended places in the Empire, located on the outskirts of the Military Intelligence Bureau. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThis is located in a dense forest, surrounded by a barbed wire fence military exclusion zone, and there is only one road to enter it. In all other directions, mines were laid, and if they broke in, they would be blown to pieces.
The entire headquarters of the Intelligence Bureau is guarded by thousands of elite soldiers selected from the veterans of various group armies. They are armed with a range of individual weapons, from assault rifles to heavy machine guns to anti-tank rocket launchers. Even in the headquarters of the Intelligence Directorate, there was a company of 18 'Tiger' heavy tanks. With such a powerful force, anyone who dares to attack here will be crushed to pieces.
In addition, not far from here is a barracks of the Imperial Army, where there is a regiment of troops. It only takes twenty minutes to get here. Therefore, unless you use a regular army of tens of thousands of people, don't think about taking the headquarters of the Imperial Intelligence Agency. Of course, if it really comes to that point, and the enemy country can use tens of thousands of troops to attack the important intelligence units of the empire in the imperial capital, the empire at that time may not be far from destroying the country. Therefore, an attack on the headquarters of the Imperial Intelligence Service, which is almost unlikely. Such a defense can be described as impregnable.
At the top of the building of the Intelligence Bureau, there are large antennas. This is the antenna of the radio station. It is with these antennas that the Imperial Intelligence Agency is able to liaise with intelligence subdivisions around the world and obtain the latest information. Although intelligence officers are invisible, their existence is a guarantee of a country's strength. It is precisely because they sent back the intelligence of various countries in time that the Empire* army can grasp the latest developments of the opponent as a whole, deploy in time, and defeat the enemy army.
"Dididi!" The radio station was working, making a ticking sound. The telegraphers were receiving telegrams from outside. After receiving it, the telegram was translated by a translator, reported to the officer in charge above, and then forwarded to the departments of the Imperial Front.
"Sir, this is an urgent telegram from the U.S. intelligence distribution." An officer handed over a telegram to a brigadier general.
After reading the telegram, the brigadier general's face was not very good. The contents of the telegram were detected by the intelligence officers of the Reich* Military Intelligence in the United States, and the two aircraft carriers and five 'Montana-class' battleships under construction in the shipyards in the United States had disappeared without a trace. Along with these warships, three 'Iowa-class' battleships of the US Navy's Atlantic Fleet disappeared. According to preliminary estimates, the disappearance of these American warships took more than half a month. This is undoubtedly a very important piece of intelligence, and it is already seriously lagging behind.
"Damn, two aircraft carriers and eight battleships are gone, those intelligence officers in the United States, what are they going to eat. Prepare the car, go to the palace immediately, and report to the director. The brigadier general said angrily.
The Empire has always regarded the United States as the Empire's greatest adversary, even when the Empire has won a great victory in the war against the United States, and has completely taken the lead. The empire has not let its guard down on the United States either. The intelligence services of the empire gave top priority to the intelligence collection of the United States. The construction and commissioning of warships of the U.S. Navy is also the focus of the Empire. After all, it is almost impossible that the construction of battleships, especially large ones, wants to be kept secret. Therefore, the Reich should be well aware of the aircraft carriers and battleships being built by the United States. It was precisely because of this that the warships of the US Navy, which amounted to a huge fleet, disappeared, which made the generals of the Imperial * Military Intelligence feel the seriousness of the matter.
At this moment, in the palace, Emperor Wu Haoxuan was holding a pre-imperial meeting. Marshal Jiang Baili, chief of the General Staff, Marshal Shi Qingshan, minister of the Army, Marshal Lin Jianzhang, minister of the Navy, Admiral Wang Boping, minister of the Air Force, and Marshal Chen Xudong, director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, all attended the meeting. In addition to the military marshals, Prime Minister Yang Du and Foreign Minister Gu Shaochuan also attended the meeting. Wu Pengfei, the crown prince of the empire, as the prince of the empire, also attended the meeting. Wu Haoxuan is not young now, and he began to gradually hand over government affairs to the crown prince Wu Pengfei to deal with. And consciously cultivated Wu Pengfei's governance ability, preparing for Wu Pengfei to succeed him as emperor in the future.
"Your Majesty, now the Imperial Western Front Command is preparing for war. Through the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Central Asian Railway, we are continuously transporting urgently needed war materials to the front line in preparation for military operations in the coming year. In addition to the preparation of war materials, preparations for soldiers are also underway. In addition to the Imperial Army, the Imperial General Staff planned to deploy ten Fuso Infantry Divisions and ten Korean Infantry Divisions to the Western Front Command to strengthen the Western Front Command. Marshal Jiang Baili said.
The Fuso Army performed very well in both the Philippine and Australian battlefields, so the Imperial General Staff also decided to start increasing the use of the armies of these vassal states*. Especially after attacking the hinterland of Soviet Russia, it will inevitably face a series of street battles. Using the armies of these vassal states* to fight street battles was undoubtedly effective in reducing the casualties of the Imperial Army. This is also the reason why the empire has strengthened the training of the armies of the vassal states* from the very beginning. In order to be cannon fodder in the war.
"As for the offensive of the Western Front Command against Soviet Russia, let's wait until the Germans have swept through Western Europe. We had to sabotage the Germans' plans to strike at Europe and put the Germans in a two-front war. Wu Haoxuan emphasized.
If the Germans had swept through Western Europe and then taken Britain, they would have built a strong line of defense in the Atlantic. At that time, only a small number of troops will be needed to defend against the threat from the Atlantic direction, and more troops will be used on the Eastern Front to wage war against Soviet Russia and confront the Chinese Empire.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Marshal Jiang Baili, Chief of the General Staff, nodded.
"In addition, in the spring of next year, the Imperial Army and Navy plan to launch an offensive in South and West Asia to settle the British colonies in South and West Asia in one fell swoop. If possible, even advance the front to North Africa, take Egypt in one fell swoop, and take control of the Suez Canal. Marshal Jiang Baili continued. The British military forces in South and West Asia were already very weak. Especially when the homeland is threatened, they are shrinking their military power around the world. If the Empire had attacked in either direction, it would have been easy to win.
Wu Haoxuan nodded, and did not raise any objections to the attack in these two directions.
"What about the war in the South Pacific?" Wu Haoxuan asked. The eastern and western fronts of the empire are the two main exhibition areas. It is also the war zone that Wu Haoxuan is most concerned about. Battles in other directions are more of a minutiae.
"Your Majesty, the Eastern Front Command has been successful in northern Australia, and so far more than 160,000 enemies have been destroyed. However, due to the large area of Australia, the supply lines of the Imperial Army in Australia were too long. So, the speed of propulsion has been greatly affected. Admiral Cai Songpo planned to advance to the eastern and southeastern coastal areas of Australia first, and after solving the coastal areas of Australia, he would focus on controlling the entire territory of Australia. Marshal Jiang Baili said.
"Well, the general idea is correct. The best of Australia is its coastal areas. Australians also live mainly in coastal areas. As long as the coastal areas are taken, then the whole of Australia can be regarded as falling into the hands of the empire. Other areas can be taken step by step. Wu Haoxuan said.
"Yes, Your Majesty. However, both Americans and Australians are trying to strengthen Australia's military power. To this end, the Eastern Front Command plans to once again increase the number of Australian troops. In addition to the 16th Army, five Fuso Infantry Divisions and five Annam Infantry Divisions, which are already currently landing in Australia, and the upcoming 1st Army, five Fuso Infantry Divisions, and five Annam Infantry Divisions, it is planned to commit one Army Group, five Fuso Infantry Divisions, two Nanzhang Infantry Divisions and three Khmer Infantry Divisions in Australia. In this way, the Imperial Army would be able to devote three army groups to Australia, about half a million men. In addition, there were 30 infantry divisions of vassal states, about 550,000 men. Marshal Jiang Baili said.
In this regard, Wu Haoxuan expressed his support. Australia's area is too vast for even a million-dollar army to be spent. What's more, half of them were the armies of the vassal states, and the Imperial Army only invested half a million.
After taking Australia, the remaining New Zealand and the small islands in Oceania could no longer withstand the attack of the Empire. The Empire would easily be able to get rid of them and thus control the entire Pacific.
At this time, Zhao Hu, the chief of the guard, walked in, whispered a few words in Marshal Chen Xudong's ear, and handed a telegram to Marshal Chen Xudong at the same time. After Marshal Chen Xudong read the telegram, his face suddenly changed greatly.
"Your Majesty, the minister has an emergency to report." Marshal Chen Xudong said.
"What's going on? Go ahead? "Everyone saw Zhao Hu's actions just now. Everyone is speculating about what happened to make the big boss of the empire's intelligence agency change his face.
"Your Majesty, according to the latest intelligence we have received from the United States, the USS Wasp aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet, five 'Montana-class' battleships and three 'Iowa-class' battleships of the Atlantic Fleet under construction by the US Navy disappeared half a month ago." Marshal Chen Xudong said. (To be continued.) )